Swirling through the Milky Way's central zone, in the turbulent region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core of ...

Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

Though tiny, this newfound satellite galaxy around M31 offers big lessons — and questions — about how galaxies evolve.

A star has been spotted shooting away from the heart of our galaxy at around 500 kilometres per second, giving astronomers ...

A team of Japanese researchers has harnessed the power of AI to uncover hidden structures in our galaxy. Using deep learning ...

Euclid has two instruments: its visible light camera, VIS, and its near-infrared light camera, NISP. NISP allows Euclid to ...

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...